--- /dev/null
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -559,9 +559,9 @@ endif # $(dot-config)
+ all: vmlinux
+
+ ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
+-KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Os
++KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Os -fno-caller-saves
+ else
+-KBUILD_CFLAGS += -O2
++KBUILD_CFLAGS += -O2 -fno-reorder-blocks -fno-tree-ch -fno-caller-saves
+ endif
+
+ include $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile
+@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ endif
+ NOSTDINC_FLAGS += -nostdinc -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
+ CHECKFLAGS += $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS)
+
++# improve gcc optimization
++CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-funit-at-a-time,)
++
+ # warn about C99 declaration after statement
+ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wdeclaration-after-statement,)
+